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Courgette & Chive Muffins

After a string of sweet recipes I decided it was time to turn my hand back to savoury. Not wanting to step too far out of my comfort zone though, I thought that since my muffins had worked well, perhaps a savoury muffin would be a good compromise.

In the process of looking for a recipe, I stumbled across the site Baking Mad. This is the first of their recipes that I’ve actually tried, but I highly recommend the website. Anyone who’s had anything to do with User Experience EVER will appreciate that they have done a good job! I love the “bake mode” feature where it gives you one step at a time really clearly – perfect to use with an iPad while you bake.

Anyway. Baking Mad promised that these muffins would be “delicious”. Here goes nothing…

How it was to make:

A little longer in the oven but got there in the end!

Really easy! Apart from some minor grating and beating, it was mainly just a case of measuring things and stirring them together!

I followed the Baking Mad tips and worked quickly once the wet and dry ingredients were combined so that I could get the muffins into the oven asap.

I was wildly inconsistent with the amount of mixture I put into each case – a better tool would help!

It took LOADS longer than 20 minutes to cook these for me – to get them looking golden brown and firm was more like 35 minutes.

How it came out:

Very useful for a light lunch

I definitely think these muffin cases make a difference – they look super smart in them (probably more than they deserved!)

The texture was wonderfully light and airy – almost crumpet-like inside.

The cheesy crust on top was great but I think they could have done with a bit more cheese inside as the flavour was a bit too subtle, so I would up the cheese next time.

The only problem was I wasn’t too sure what to eat these with! They did make a delicious snack (in a kind of cheese straws way). Eventually, we had some for lunch with a bit of soft cheese and salad and they really came into their own – highly recommended!

Personal Progress:

Baking lessons learnt:

Muffins seem to be a strong point for me.

Savoury muffins are good with cheese.

Physical progress:

I had a bit of an active morning before doing this, so I was glad that it wasn’t too strenuous.

My fabulous new apron bears the mantra “Eat, sleep, bake, repeat” and this is pretty much exactly what I did! After finishing this I had a good nap and that got on with something sweet as a present!

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